Do You Believe Every Word Of This Book?

Rudy Giuliani: "The reality is that I relieve it, that i don't believe it literally true in every single respect. I think there are parts that are interpreted, ... allegorical... meant to be interpreted in a modern context..."

Romney: "I believe that the bible is the word of God, absolutely. ... I might interpret the word differently than you interpret the word..."

Huckabee: "It's the word of revelation between God and all of us. The only person here with a theology degree, there are parts of it I don't fully understand, but I am not supposed to, because the bible is the revelation of an infinite god...."

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Marc Ambinder is an Atlantic contributing editor. He is also a senior contributor at Defense One, a contributing editor at GQ, and a regular contributor at The Week.